INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Alana Samek of the Malone University women's lacrosse team has been selected as the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Women's Lacrosse Offensive Athlete of the Week. It is the first career weekly award for the sophomore from Irwin, Pennsylvania and Malone has had four G-MAC Athlete of the Week awards given out for women's lacrosse already this season.
 
Samek played a critical role in the Pioneers getting to 3-0 with a 14-8 victory over Point Park University. She tied the program record with nine points in the win with four goals and five assists. Six of her eight shots were on-goal and she scooped up two groundballs, recorded two draw controls and caused one turnover.
 
Samek has eight assists in 2026, which is tied for second in the conference. Her 3.7 goals per game is good for third in the G-MAC and 6.33 points per game leads the league and is sixth in all of NCAA Division II.
 
Malone is next in action on Thursday, March 5 when the team hosts the University of Charleston. The opening draw control will be at 1:00 P.M. at Pioneer Park.